Hulhudhoo Dawns to Deadly Property Losses to Individuals & Businesses

For many Hulhumeedhuans last Friday night was a real nightmare. People have become so ruthless that they do not look before they leap in doing what could be disastrous to many. The famous Junaid known locally as 'Mussanthi Juna' had become the victim of jealousy and apartheid inherited in our Muslim brotherhood. Two Jeeps worth of Mrf1,300,000 was set to blaze on fire inside the 600 square feet garage which was built a month ago to accommodate these two lavish and luxurious vehicles. The Jeep to the left of the picture is a brand new vehicle costing approximately 800,000 maldivian rufiya. It is insured with Allied insurance company who paid for the damages of a recent accident at Herathera. The brand new garage is also burned to ashes and that shop adjacent to garage was also affected.

"Two police man came here and stood wondering what could be done to get rid of the blazing fire" an eye witness accused. He added that if the police had come with full security measures then at least one vehicle could have been secured. Mourning neighbors yelled to stop Mr. Mohamed Haleem from entering into garage to protect the jeep before it caught on fire. Haleem is the brother in low of Junaid and he holds the responsibility of looking after vehicles. A friend of Haleem told me that 35% of his body is burned when he tried to protect at least one Jeep. Reports say that he's undergoing treatment for burns in Sri Lanka and his conditions is recovering.
The owner of 1.3 million rufiyaa worth Jeeps regrets badly over the injuries to his brother in law and admits incident could have been the result of a personal matter, however he at a latter time came on television saying it as a politically motivated act.
Apart from the incident happend in Meedhoo side, 3 retail shops were robbed the same night. Around nine in the night Finifenmaa Store was burgled. According to Mr. Solih an O2 phone, a digital camera and wallet of Mrs. Solih was stolen. "The number of goods stolen from the shop is not know" Mr. Solih stated. However some people suggest an estimated amount of goods worth of Mrf1,500 was stolen. Daisy Store was robbed by breaking the door lock with a iron rod. The owner of two dhonis and shop, Mr. Hussain Mohamed, said an amount not less than Mrf 2,500 was missing from the cash drawer. Loss of any goods is yet to confirm. Another shop which became the home for the thieves were 'Hassan Azeezuge Fihaara'. We found that the same iron rod and techniques were used to break the door in these two shops. "3 cases of Noodles, 2 dozen Splash Cologne, a Basmathi rice bag, 1kg Milo tin and a tooth paste were stolen as far as my calculation is concerned" Hassan Azeez confirmed.
These incidents brought real shock to the peace loving Hulhumeedhuans and are deeply sympathetic to Mr. Mohamed Haleem who got 35% of his body burned while trying to save a Jeep. We strongly urge the government to try as much as they can to protect private properties and lives. We also like to bring to the attention of the police the importance of keeping a Fire section of the police in Hulhumeedhoo. We are sympathetic of the people and business affected and we ask for patience at this time of grief.

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